Heading into the 2025 F1 season, Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen are on the verge of a race ban after picking up too many penalty points.
Drivers are allowed to pick up 12 points in a 12-month period, with an automatic one-race ban being triggered once 12 points are met, with Kevin Magnussen becoming the first driver banned under the system in 2024, missing the Azerbaijan GP.
World champions Alonso and Verstappen both have eight penalty points on their super-licence, although Alonso will lose a set of three points the day after round two in China.
As for Verstappen, he must make it through nearly half the season, until after June's Austrian GP being just four points away from a ban. He would be the first-ever reigning world champion to be benched should he receive four penalty points in the first 11 races.
The article below showing how many F1 penalty points each 2025 driver has will be updated after every grand prix in the season to reflect the latest standings with points being added, or expired ones being removed.
Fernando Alonso - eight points
Three points - expire March 24th, 2025. For 'potentially dangerous driving' in the George Russell incident in the 2024 Australian GP.
Three points - expire April 20th, 2025. For causing a collision with Carlos Sainz in the Chinese GP sprint.
Two points - expire June 30th, 2025. For causing a collision with Zhou Guanyu during the 2024 Austrian GP.
Max Verstappen - eight points
Two points - expire June 30th, 2025. For causing a collision with Lando Norris during the 2024 Austrian GP.
Two points - expire October 27th, 2025. For forcing Lando Norris off-track during the 2024 Mexico City GP.
One point - expires November 1st, 2025. For being under the VSC minimum delta in Sao Paulo GP sprint.
One point - expires December 1st, 2025. For driving unnecessarily slowly on qualifying cooldown lap at Qatar GP.
Two points - expire December 8th, 2025. For causing a collision with Oscar Piastri in 2024 Abu Dhabi GP.
Nico Hulkenberg - four points
Two points - expire June 30th, 2025. For causing a collision with Fernando Alonso at 2024 Austrian GP.
Two points - expire September 1st, 2025. For causing a collision with Yuki Tsunoda at 2024 Italian GP.
Lance Stroll - four points
Two points - expire April 21st, 2025. For causing a collision with Daniel Ricciardo at the 2024 Chinese GP.
Two points - expire December 1st, 2025. For causing a collision with Alex Albon during the 2024 Qatar GP.
Oscar Piastri - four points
Two points - expire November 2nd, 2025. For colliding with Liam Lawson during the 2024 Sao Paulo GP.
Two points - expire December 8th, 2025. For causing a collision with Franco Colapinto during the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP.
Esteban Ocon - three points
One point - expires May 4th, 2025. For an unsafe release during the 2024 Miami GP sprint.
Two points - expire May 26th, 2025. For causing a collision with Pierre Gasly during the 2024 Monaco GP.
Lando Norris - three points
Three points - expire December 1st, 2025. For failing to slow for double-waved yellow flags in 2024 Qatar GP.
Ollie Bearman - two points
Two points - expire November 2nd, 2025. For colliding with Franco Colapinto during the 2024 Sao Paulo GP.
Alex Albon - two points
Two points - expire December 1st, 2025. For causing a collision with Kevin Magnussen during 2024 Qatar GP.
Liam Lawson - two points
Two points - December 1st, 2025. For causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas during the 2024 Qatar GP.
Carlos Sainz - one point
One point - expires May 5th, 2025. For causing a collision with Oscar Piastri in 2024 Miami GP.
George Russell - one point
One point - expires December 1st, 2025. For a failure to maintain a 10-car length distance behind the safety car in the 2024 Qatar GP.
Zero points
The below drivers have zero penalty points heading into the 2025 F1 season.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Gabriel Bortoleto
Jack Doohan
Pierre Gasly
Lewis Hamilton
Charles Leclerc
Yuki Tsunoda
Inactive drivers with penalty points
Valtteri Bottas - five points
Five points - expire 8th December, 2025. For causing a collision with Kevin Magnussen (three points) and Sergio Perez (two points) during 2024 Abu Dhabi GP.
Daniel Ricciardo - three points
Two points - expire April 21st, 2025. For overtaking Nico Hulkenberg under safety car conditions at 2024 Chinese GP.
One point - expires September 1st, 2025. For forcing Nico Hulkenberg off-track at 2024 Italian GP.
Logan Sargeant - two points
Two points - expire 21st April, 2025. For overtaking under the safety car at 2024 Chinese GP.
Franco Colapinto - two points
Two points - expire October 27th, 2025. For causing a collision with Liam Lawson at 2024 Mexico City GP.
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